Sun block from a spider?

"Sun block from a spider?" By Natalie Soh, The Straits Times, 25 Dec 2004 [pdf] - the article features Li Daiqin and Matthew Lim of the Spider Lab.

Li Daiqin a.k.a Spiderman and lab and Matthew Lim "have their eye on jumping spider, Cosmophasis umbratica, to figure out the exact compounds or structures within the creature that can scatter ultraviolet light, so as to make the perfect sun block.

They're also hoping to isolate the gene that enables spiders to spin their webs to make super-strong silk fibres. Spider silk is elastic and 10 times stronger than conventional silk. "